Exhibit 12
THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
Nine Months Ended September 30, | Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 186,854 | $ | 185,340 | $ | 140,390 | $ | 418,199 | $ | 249,997 | $ | 222,063 | ||||||||||||
| Add: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest on indebtedness | 25,512 | 36,545 | 35,347 | 47,011 | 33,311 | 29,227 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of debt expense | 770 | 1,037 | 973 | 1,070 | 796 | 704 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Portion of rents representative of the interest factor | 7,450 | 9,472 | 10,109 | 10,636 | 8,383 | 7,547 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Deduct: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Undistributed earnings from less-than-50-percent-owned entities | (187 | ) | (352 | ) | (132 | ) | (66 | ) | 427 | (61 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Earnings (as defined) | $ | 220,399 | $ | 232,042 | $ | 186,687 | $ | 476,850 | $ | 292,914 | $ | 259,480 | ||||||||||||
| Fixed charges: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest on indebtedness | $ | 25,512 | $ | 36,545 | $ | 35,347 | $ | 47,011 | $ | 33,311 | $ | 29,227 | ||||||||||||
| Amortization of debt expense | 770 | 1,037 | 973 | 1,070 | 796 | 704 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Portion of rents representative of the interest factor | 7,450 | 9,472 | 10,109 | 10,636 | 8,383 | 7,547 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total fixed charges | $ | 33,732 | $ | 47,054 | $ | 46,429 | $ | 58,717 | $ | 42,490 | $ | 37,478 | ||||||||||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 6.5 | x | 4.9 | x | 4.0 | x | 8.1 | x | 6.9 | x | 6.9 | x | ||||||||||||